Sample short independent coach tours
AAT Kings: from £180 for a two-day South Island West Coaster trip with a night at the Franz Joseph Glacier Hotel and a journey on the TranzAlpine Express.
Mount Cook: offers 13 daily departing tour modules, from three to 11 nights, with prices from £213 per person room-only, to £1,338 with superior accommodation and breakfast.
Newmans: a five-day/four-night Bay of Islands and Rotorua tour costs from £419, while a nine-day/eight-night Alpine Delights itinerary in South Islands is priced from £723.
Sample escorted coach tours
Travelmarvel: prices start at £640 for the seven-day Lakes and Glacier trip to £1,775 twinshare for the 16-day NZ Spectacular. All tours include breakfast and dinner.
APT: 21-day Great New Zealand Experience round-trip from Auckland. Includes the Bay of Islands, Rotorua, national parks, glaciers, Queenstown, Mount Cook and Dunedin in South Island, plus cruises and excursions. Land price with breakfast and dinner is £2,720; tour only £2,255.
Sunbeam Tours: 14-day Christchurch to Auckland Rambler costs from £1,025, land only. Price, including dinner and breakfast daily, is from £1,265. Destinations visited include Mount Cook, Dunedin, Queenstown, Blenheim, Wellington and Rotorua.